Animal Ethics

APRIL 11, 2008

But then again, it could be due to the fact that we are constantly bombarded with billion-dollar advertising campaigns from the meat industries, the dairy industry, and the egg industry, as well as from myriad restaurant chains that promote and sell these very animal products. It could be "our little snake brains," as Ausubel suggests.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

The animal advocacy group Compassion Over Killing has created a new website to bring attention to the fact that Morningstar Farms continues to use "battery eggs" from caged birds in their products. I'll probably blog about it on my personal site in the near future to help you get the word out. Here is the link. Good stuff.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 5, 2008

See both Oprah's blog and this story for details. On Day 1 of her 21-day experiment with veganism, Oprah aptly asked: "How can you say you're trying to spiritually evolve, without even a thought about what happens to the animals whose lives are sacrificed in the name of gluttony?" Oprah Winfrey goes vegan for 21 days. What's left?'

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2009

I suspect that many readers of this blog are Christians but not vegetarians. On the lactovo variety, eating animal products, e.g., milk and eggs, would not be considered morally wrong, although eating certain animals would be; on the vegan variety, eating animal products would be morally forbidden as well.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

In recent years, the prevalence of disease-causing bacteria in meat, poultry, and eggs has risen sharply, which is why health authorities insist that these products be carefully handled and thoroughly cooked, if they are used at all. What about other animal products such as dairy products? But what about prior to two years?

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